Spring-gear for vehicles.



PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904.

13'. P. TAYLOR.

SPRING GEAR FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.4, 1904.

NO MODEL.

1Inventor TAYLQ F2 HKIOINCQ UNITED STATES Patented November 8, 1904.

BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR, OF CHASE CITY, VIRGINIA.

SPRING-GEAR FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,405, dated November 8, 1904.

Application filed August 4,1904.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chase City, in the county of hIecklenbu-rg and State of Virginia, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Spring-Gears for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being h ad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to spring-gears for vehicles, and particularly that form of gear embodying what are known as side springs, the object of the present invention being'to provide a simple, economical, and practical construction of side-spring gear having the maximum strength and bracing qualities and adapted to remain in perfect working condition at all times, while also embodying the necessary elasticity and forming an eificient hearing or supporting-bed for thebody of the vehicle. The construction of the hanger forming part of the spring-gear is such as to adapt it to be applied to bodies of all sizes and to be quickly assembled and easily repaired in the event of any portion of the spring-gear becoming broken or injured.

IVith the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a bottom plan view illustrating the pair of axles and the spring-gear in complete form mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is an enlarged bot-- tom plan view of the hangers and cross-braces, showing also the manner of clipping the same to the springs. Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the cross-braces. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of one of the hangers or wear-irons equipped with a roller for use in connection with rubber-tired vehicles. Fig. 5 isabottom plan view of the roller rub-iron detached.

Like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in all figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, 1 and 2 designate a pair of vehicle-axles which are connected by the side springs 3 and 4: and the center spring 5, said springs being arranged parallel to each other Serial No. 219,486. (No model.)

and located any suitable distance apart, the parts thus far referred to being of the usual construct-ion and arrangement.

In carrying out the present invention I employ a pair of combined hangers and wear or rub irons 6, each of which is attached to one of the side springs, being preferably placed against the under side of its respective spring, as shown in the bottom plan views, Figs. 1 and 2. Each of the irons 6 is provided at suitable points with clip-holes 7 to receive the ordinary U-shaped or three-sided clips, which embrace the side springs and are held by nuts, thus obtaining a firm connection between the irons 6 and the side springs. Each iron 6 is further provided with parallel inwardly-projecting extensions 8, and said extensions are channeled or grooved in their lower faces, as shown at 9, to receive the end portions of a pair of parallel cross ties or braces 10, which extend from one hanger-iron to the other, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and are secured to said irons bymeans of bolts 11 or other equivalent, which pass through the crossbraces 10 and the extensions 8. The cross ties or braces 10 are further provided with additional openings 12 in line with corresponding openings in the extensions 8 to receive bolts which also pass through the body-sills of the vehicle, thus obtaining a firm connection between the body and the spring-gear. Each of the cross ties or braces 10 is also connected to the center spring 5 by means of a clip 13, similar to the clips which secure the irons 6 to the side springs. In the manner described the side and center springs are all firmly coupled to the hanger and cross-braces thereof, and while the hanger or wear-irons 6 are quite narrow to admit of the necessary elasticity of the spring-gear as a whole the lateral extensions 8 form a broad and efficient bearing for the vehicle-body resting thereon.

The combined hangers and wear or rub irons 6 are laterally extended, as shown at 1 1, to.

receive the impact of the wheel-tires and by preference terminate in the rounded nibs 15'. Where the spring-gear is to be used in connection with rubber-tired vehicles, a special rub-iron is provided, as shown in Figs. 4: and 5, said rub-iron embodying outwardly-extending lugs 16, in which is fitted the extremities of a rod or spindle upon which is mounted a roller 17, with which the rubber tire is adapted to come in contact and which will receive the impact of the tire without chafing or injuring said tire. The body portion 18 of the rubiron is provided with suitable openings at the points 19 and 20 to receive bolts or other suitable fasteners, whereby said rub-iron is detachably secured to the combined hanger and wearirons 6. The roller rub-iron may be provided with a projecting nib 15, as shown in Fig. 2, or said projecting nib may be omitted, as shown in Fig. 5, according to the preference and the desire of the manufacturer.

The side-spring hanger hereinabove described combines the necessary strength and bracing qualities with the requisite elasticity and bearing for the body superimposed thereon. By employing cross ties or braces of different lengths the hanger is made adjustable to spring-gears of different sizes. By the particular construction and relative arrangement of the parts of the hanger great economy in the manufacture and assemblingof the springgear as a whole is obtained and at the same time provision made for easy repair should any parts of the spring-gear become broken or injured, and thereby rendered unfit for further use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In side-spring gears for vehicles,the combination of oppositely arranged combined hangers and wear-irons provided with inwardly projecting extensions and having means for securing the same to the side springs, and separable cross ties or braces having their end portions detachably connected to said extensions and also provided with means for securing the same to the center spring.

2. In side-spring gears for vehicles,the combination of oppositely arranged combined hangers and wear-irons provided with channeled inwardly-projecting extensions, and also having means for securing the same to the side springs, and separable cross ties or braces having their end portions secured in the channeled extensions of the hangers and provided with means for securing the same to the center spring.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

F. B. REAMY, LUCIUS GREGORY. 

